Vapor-burning apparatus and system.



Patented May I, I900.

E. PHILLIPSON, HQM. BAKER, .IR. &. W. B. SABEL.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1900-) 6 Sheets-Sheet I.

VAPOR BURNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM.

(no Model.)

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Patented May I, I900.

E. FHILLIPSUN, H. k3. BAKER, 1R. &. W. B. SABEL.

VAPOR BURNING APPARATUS. AND SYSTEM.

(Application med E r. a, 1900.

6 Sheets-Sheet 2,

WITNESSES /NVENTORS Patented May. 1, I900. E. PHILLIPSON, H, M. BAKER, .ln. & W. B. SABEL.

VAPOR BURNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1900.) No Model. 6 Shasta-Sheet 3 IAIII 'I IIZIIIIIIIII IIlll/lillI/Illlllld Fla. 6

INVENTORSI w/T/vEssEs- No. 648,786. Patented Ffiay 5, 199%. E. PHILLIPSON, H. M. BAKER, Jn.-& W. B. SABEL.

VAPOR BURNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1900.) Model as Sheqtr-Sheef 4,-

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VAPOR BURNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1900.1

6 Sheets-Sheet 5.

(No Model.)

l/VVE/VTORS (L J I w; K, W414 W/TNESSES Patented May I, I900. PHILLIPSGN, H. M. BAKER, 1B. 81. W. B. SABEL.

VAPUR BURNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM.

(Application filed. Apr fi, 1900.) (Ho Model.) 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 .d W R. {m WT..

IIVl EIVTORS Don oil or for supplying hydrocarbon oil anairman llt., AND \Yilllilfinil ll. rhilil lll, (ll NEW TO SAN) lllliiiillh'tlh' AND l iiuiltlt.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,

Application filed April 3, lJOO. Serial No. 11,283. No model.)

lie it known that we, EMIL lnnanvson, llAYDN M. BAKE! Jr., and WILLIAM ll. SA- MEI, citizensot the United States, residingin the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, county ol Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful fitpor-Burning Apparatus and System, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in vaper-burningapparatus for and in the system of making and mixing hydrocarbon vapors with air and burning the same; and some of the objects of our improvements are, first, to provide means for automatically measuring a charge of inflammable fluid on its way to the ignition-cup located between the tank or source of supply and the ignition-cup, which cup is located adjacent to the vaporizing tube or receptacle; second, to provide means for lighting the automatically measured charge of inflammable [laid in the cup for the purpose of initially heating the vaporizing tube or receptacle to a suitable degree, and thereby later properly vaporizing the initial charge of hydrocarbon oil in said tube or receptacle; third, to provide means to cltcet a proper automatic feed-supply ofhydrocartomat-ically at proper intervals from a tank or source of oil-supply to the vaporizingtubc and at the same time or while giving motion to a valve located in the channel of the oilsupply for opening and closing the same also and by the same means and pressure giving motion to a device that is a closer, a plunger, and a cleaning dev e. nrofcrably all in one, for the purpose of closing, opening, and Uluz'tll ing the normally-open oritice or outlet of the vaporizing-tube; fourth, to provide meal for lighting the burner or burners of the lam or heater initially; lit'th, to provide means for automatically removing the solid products of combustion and other impurities from the normally-open orifice or vapor-outlet of the vaporizing tube or receptacle, so as to maintain its normal capacity in the delivery of hydrocarbon vapors to the mixing tube or tubes, accomplishing this object by means of an automatic plunger or cleaner that will antomatically and at proper intervals enter and dncing superior effects at the vapor outle, oi the vaporizing tube or receptacle in the mi.\'-

leave, and thereby clean and keep open, the orifice of the vaporizingtnbe, the plunger or cleaner being operated primarily and secondarily by oil-prcssurc and thirdly by electromagnetic or other mears; sixth, to provide meansand arrangementof means town sumo the remaining vapors gencraii' dafter the oil-supply is shut of! prior to cyti; ing the burner or burners; seve vide means or apparatus for iui automatic opcrationot he lamp volving the supplying oi tluid, the lighting oi the i' nuui, the. suppiying of the hydrocarbon oil, th .utporizing of the oil, the cleaning or the vapor-escape orifice, the mixing of the vapors with air, the lightingot the vapor in a burner or series ol' burners, and the consumption of the remaining vapors, all by the manipulation of a'single handovheel, lever, or device either intermittently or continuously, and eventually also the cxtinguishmcnt of the lamp or heater by or through the reverse movement thereof; eighth, to provide means capable of absolutely preventing the leaking of oil under pressure and of becoming more tight as the pressure exerted upon the oil isincreased, consisting of a valve or combination of valves and other associated parts located in the channel of oil-snpplyninth, to provide means whereby all ncci v ity of using or depending upon packing in and about such valves is avoided; tenth, to provide means to' prevent leakages of oil from the vaporizing-tube, and, eleventh, to provide means and combinations of parts for the preliminary heating of iit. ducted air to a higher degree before it reaches the point of mixir "with the vapor at the orilice ol' the vaporizn r tube, and thereby proing tube or tubes and at the burner orburners.

The further objects of the invention may be inferred from the drawings, the body of the specification, and the claims.

\Ve attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figu re 1 is a view of the complete system for burning hydrocarbon vapors mixed with air, together with receptacles f or alcohol and oil, a valve and measuring device for the same, a combination wall-valve, electrical batteries and spark-coil, mechanism for making and breaking electrical circuits, and a lamp with connections, showing also a section of the vaporizing-tube running through it. Fig. 5

- is a complete sectional vietv of the vaporizlug-tube and associated parts. Fig. (i is an enlarged sectional view of the upper portion of the vaporizing-tube and the plunger operating in the same for the purpose oi cleaning the vapor-outlet openin Fig. 7 is asectional view oi the alcohohtank, valve, and measuring device and connections. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a part of the Well-valve or starting apparatus for regulating the feed of the alcohol to the ignition-cup and the oil to the vaporizing-tube. Fig. 9 is septional view cut on line 9 9, Fig. 10, of the wall-valve, showing the train of gears and electrical connection for lighting the inflammablofiuid in the cup Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional View of the wallvalve with the clock attachment.

' Fig. 11 is a front view of the walhvalvo with the clock attachment. Fig. 12 shows the electrical connections in the clock of the wallvalve on an enlarged scale. Fig.13 is a section titer-col, enlarged; and Fig. 14 is a top view of a plurality of the automatic measuring devices. Fig; 15 is-a view of the parts at right angles to that shown in Fig. 13.

Similar letters relate tosimilar parts lhroughout the several views.

The vaporizing-tube V is shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 and is furnished at its upper end with a terminal, having asinail per'toration or opening 0 tlieretllrough, which may he a detachable nozzle N, and nisoi'iaving located in its vertical center a plunger l. in either case the parts may be made of platinum and the plunger or a part of the same may also be made of the sanioiuaterial. 'lhevaporizingtube is secured upon the top of a cyliuder (1, which is provided with the piston P,

" to the top ol which is secured the lower end of the plunger or cleaner 1; v

, The piston-P is located in the cylinder 0 and at and nearits bottom edge has a seat S under ends or sides of the piston the m0ve-' merits and operations of the piston I and the plunger 1 are controlled.

'ih is piston is Through the opening 0' oil is admitted u'ri der the piston P. The oil being under pres sure from the oil-tank '11 the piston l-" is raised thereby against the resistance of the spring S, and at tho sometime and thereby the reduced point of the plunger l is caused to cuter or pass up into and with its extreme end through the opening 0, wherein, for the time being, it remains and closes the vapor-outlet of the vaporiziugtube or prevents the escape of oil or vapor preparatory to the sufficient vaporizing of the oil thcrein. When sulli cient pressure has been produced in the vaps orizing-tube, its'back prcssu re upon and cominunicated through the oil takes ell'ect upon the top of the piston I andaiiled by the spring S causes it to move down to or near the bottom of the cylinder (1, thcrebygolficking or-regulatiug, but not entirely shutting off the oil-supply, retreating the plunger I, and opening the opening 0, so as to alhni the escape of the vapor on theway to themixing-tube; The plunger P has two functions, one, principally in initial function on starting the burner, to close the opening 0 and thereby initially prevent the escape of oil and'latcr the too early escape of vapor, and the other to remove from time to time the deposit of carbon in and near the opening 0, which would otherwise close or obstruct the opening 0 to such an extent as to interfere with the passing of the hydrocarbon v-apor, either wholly or in proper quantity, on

the Way to the mixing-tube and the burnerf or burners ll.

After the plunger or cleaner P is retreated by the aid of si'illlcicut vapor-pressure and the vapor has been properly inixedwith air and conducted to the burner the burner bc-.

comesllglitml in tlic'riianncrlolic hereinafter described.

While the burner is in operation the plung'cr l, moving with th piston P,-v,ibratos back and forth and heepsthe opcningO open ior clean by removing the carbon deposits moved by the automatically-varyiug.oil and vaporprcssures from below and from above, respectively, and in combination with the spring The plunger l during these operations is moved into and out of the opening 0 so quickly as not materially to interfere with vapor movomcnt therethroughand at no time sn fiiciently to extinguish the burner, the function oi. the plunger at this stage and particularly when the lamp is in operation boiu g only to remove the carbon deposits and then inst-an ti y retreat and not being to'clo'se the opening 0 the pressure of and through the oil thereon is sulficient to raise the piston P against the pressure of the spring S, sustained on and by the iron core P As the piston I rises and moves toward the upper end of the cylinder C the way is opened for a portion of oil to pass between the piston and itscylinderandintothevaporizingetube. The adjustment of the spring S is such that it will at no time during the continuous operation of the burner, even when aided by theibaek pressure created by the vapor, entirely and positively seat the piston I" on the seat S, as the pressure of the oil from the tank T will always keep it slightly elevated or removed from the seat S, thereby permitting a continuous supply of oil to pass around the outer .'walls of'the piston P into the vaporizingtube. The piston P is positively seated on theseat S'only when the lamp is not in operation, when the pressure of the oil being taken off the spring S holds the piston down on the seat or bottom of the cylinder G. The hydrocarbon vapor after passing out through the opening 0 passes into a conductor tube or tube; T and therein zningles with the outer air which has entered through the open airinduction tube or tubes T (Shown in Figs. 2and 3.) The combined or mixed air and hydrocarbon vapor passes through the tube T into the tube T and thence into the burn ens -B,whieh burners are located adjacent to or surround the vaporizing-tube T and communicate heat thereto and therethrough for the purpose of continuously vaporizing the, oil. The inlets of the airinduction tube or tubes being located in the forked lower end of the tube T Fig. 2, below the burner and the mantle and also preferably below the globe Whichincloses the burner in the usual way, and the upper end of the tube T being located in the highly-heated zone of the lamp adjacent to and above the mantle or mantles, so as to take a large quantity of heat therefrom, a large supplyot' cooler air rich in oxygen will be drawn into the induction-tube and given a strong upward impulse toward and into the mixing-tu be T thereby assisting or facilitating the movement of the hydrocarbon vapor in that tube. lhe descending mixed air and vapor passing through the tube 'i will not, since that tube is placed at a great er distance from the mantles than the tube'l", conduct a further amountof heat to the descending cu r'-' rent, so as t6 materially interfere with its downward 'inovement; but as soon as the mixed airai'id *apor reaches the tube the heat derived from the burning mixed airand vapor will take effect thereupon and give the same-a definite upward movement to and through =the burners, thereby facilitating to some'e. ht the whole movement and the lunetue it inll the associated parts of the lain pi. ed

l caiti dwitniu the globe or ventilate thesaine. However,"

i the globe and above the man-C tle, avtlihtake in and draw pil the hot air from upper end otthe tube 'l, being the inlet of the tube T just described may be closed or that part of the tube may be omitted, if desired. Arranged in this way the heat from the mantle is employed in giving theinduetcd airan upward m vement toward the initial mixing-point and through the further connecting tube or tubes to the burners and does not interfere with any desired downward movement at any point. An additional advantage of this construction and method of air induction and impulse is that when the oil isturned oil and the pressure of the vapor within the vaporizing-tube begins to dimin- .ish the heat remaining in the walls ofdhe airinduction tube-will continue the air-induction impulse, and thereby carry the remaining vapor into and through the mixing-tube and the burner until all is consumed and the usual noxious odors avoided.

'ifhe incz'tndoscent mantles M, Figs; 2 and 3, surround the' burners l; and are supported by the holders lI", which holders are held in position by a screw E", secured in the plug E, or by any other convenient means. mantles M are made incandescent by the heat ofvtho burning of the combined vapor and air. A hand-screw S" the vaporizing-tube V onto the collar l on the gas-tight tube E", running vertically through the tube T", for the purpose ofpermitting-the vaporizing-tube V to pass through the tube T illld into the aperture E in the tube 1, Fig. 3.

That portion of the apparatus and its operation that has to do with the initial vaporization of the oil preparatory to the lighting of the burner will now be described.

The tank or receptacle A, Fig. 7, for alco hol or other inflammable fluid is preferably located on top of the oil-tank T C" is a screw-cap on top of the tank A.

K is a minute air-inlet hole in the tank A, covered by the cap 0", for the purpose of preventing dust or impurities reaching the inside of the tank A, while at the same time admitting a minimum amount of air, the air being ad mittcd for the sole purpose of taking the place of the alcohol or fluid as it is drawn .oll', thereby preventing a vacuum. A min ute opening It connects the tank A with the tube .l. The inflammable fluid passes by gravity through said tube 1" and through the loose'packing litter i into the chamber U of the lluid-valve Z, raising the piston P from the seat 8 for the purpose, and from said chamber the (I uid passes through the channel.

1 into a coil or measuring device M, Fig. '7. The measured quantity of tluid in the measuring device being forced onward by the compressed air, as hereinafter explained, passes from the measuring deviceM into andth'rough the tube T and throu h game ol-rst actions iG,nea-ithe end thereof, into the ignition cup or {box It at a point in proximity to the end 'lhexgauze obof tthe electrical igniter E.

structions are for the purpose of insuring steady delivery of the alcohol or inflammable The used for fastening fluid. The adjustment of the coil or measur- .ing device is such that it will contain a little in excess of the quantity of fluid required for e the heating bf the vaporizing-tube V and for the initial vaporization of theoil and enough to'burn sufliciehtly long thereafter to ignite the combined or'mixed air and hydrocarbon vapor as they reach and pass from the burner The-adjustmentof the-measuring device tonP, Fig. 7. From this timeon the apparatus is in condition to continue in operation automatically or withoutinterference until it is decided to extinguish the same.

T Fig. '1, represents the tank or reservoir in which the oil is stored under pressu re. The

shaded p'ortionK represents the oil, and the upper portion of the tank contains the: air

pumped in by any convenient means through zotlle inlet J The compressed air enters the tube 'I preferably from the upper portion of the oil-tank,but may be supplied from an in- 1 dependent source. The compressed air in the tube T continues its effects upto and into the chamber G Fig. '8, of the air-valve X of the starting apparatus. On turning the handwheel Ilthe plunger P, Fig. 10, creates pres-v sure up on the diaphragm D, which causes the -valv'episton P Fig. '8, to rise from its seat 'S and permit compressed air to pass from the chamber G through the channel or outlet K into the tube T and thence into the cham- "ber C ot the fluid-valve Z, Fig; 7. ,As the I compressed air enters the chamber (3 it ex- 5 crts a pressure upon the'diaphragm D,"thereby causing the piston P to become firmly re-.

seated on the seat S and thereby preventing any further flow of inflammable fluid fromj A minute hole II in the dia 4o phragm D permits compressed air to pass the tube T.

through the diaphragm downward alongside the rod E below into the chamber (1 and thence through the tube '1 into and through the measuring device M and the tube T ,v thereby making contact. with the alcohol and:

also'forcing it onward and eventually'into the ignition box' or receptacle-R, Figs. 3 and 4-, through which the vaporizing-tube V on the burner passes, The same result maybe accomplished l by establishing an outward or other connection, with'the chamber 0 on one side of the diaphragm D and the space be-v tween the rod E and the chamber 0, thereby rendering the small hole II in the diaphragm? D unnecessary and still obtaining the .same results.v

The receptacle or ignition-box R, as shown in Fig. 4, is preferably rectangular in shape and open at the top only, [it a convenient point in, passing through the bottom, and ex-' tending .to the top ofthe'receptacle R a tube 1? is shown, through which the vaporizingtube V passes. Several thicknesses of gauze E are wound around the outer walls of the tube E, acting as a wick and aiding to hold the encircling flame thereof ,in suchrelation is controlledchiefly'by the weight of the pis proper time the electric circuit-,so that the fluid between theopenings or channels K-,and K dangerous conditions.

I to the vaporizing-.tubeV to cads ethe heat to be conducted to the vaporizing-tube. a

An electrical igniter E, Fig. .4, is located top of and extends into the-receptacle R, and; is connected with a-spark-coil or other else -trical devices is a wire leading directly fronr 7 the point of connection on the burnerte combination wall-valve or starting apparstus V (shown in detailin Figs. 9, 1G, and 11,) while the other electricalconnection is made, through any oneof the'tubes connecting the 1 starting apparatus with the lamp. Independent' connections would of-course serve the same purpose.

A lefthan'dmotion of the hand-wheel H of the starting apparatus V Figs. 9, 10,'and11, causes thepiston Pl", Fig. 8, to rise-from its seat 5", as before explained, and permits the compressed air to pass from the tu eT Fig. 8, through the opening or channel 'K to and through theopening-or channel K and thence through the tube T into the chamber G above the diaphragm D preparatory to performing'the operation previously described'of sending the measured quantity. of fluid to the ignition-'receptacieR on the lamp; The same motion-of the hand-wheel H'eontin ued, as will be hereinafteiiexplained, completes at the o 9-5 in the gepeptacle R is ignited by an electric spark rom the electrical igniter E. Further motion of the hand-whcel H in the same directlon breaks; the electric connection and closes or occludes the connection established thus preventing any further flow of air through the tube T and again establishing the conditions and relations of parts whereby the fluid from the tank A may pass to and through the starting iluid-valve Z, Fig. 7, into the measuring device M preparatory to the delivery of a new charge of inflammable fluid to the burner when next starting the apparatus. The alcohol-valve Z and the measuring device M jointly comprise the automatic measuring deviceio r the inflammable fluid: :The opening K'in the alcohol or inflammable-jiuid tank A ismade extremely small for the purpose of establishing a slow feed to and through the valve Z into the measuring device M. This is done'for purposes of safety, the

delivery of an excess of fluid to therecepta- V cle B. being impossible for the reason that the quantity of fluid first delivered into the re-' ceptacle R. ignited upon its entrance therei by the electrical spark-or other means, as V stated, will be consumed and. the flame willgo out or be extinguished befiore another a charge can be passed into the measuring de-' vice M. The supply-opening K being very small cannot supply enough fluid to create Preferably after the necessary time has elapsed to permit .the'inflammable fluid to heat the vaporizing-tube N 13c to the vaporization-point of oil the hand-wheel H should be given a further turn in the same crease direction,wherebyan open connection will be established between the eil-port K, Fig. 10, and the tube T, 1' be permitted to flow through the tube T into the opening 0", (see Figs. 3, and 5,) with which it connects. I The operation of the parts thereafter is as follows: The-oil entering l'i-om the opening 0 under pressure raises the piston I" not only suiliciently to permit the point of the plunger 1 to penetrate the orifice 0, but also to force a quantity of oil through the cylinder C and thence into the vaporizing-tube V. 'lheinsta-nt the oil strikes the walls of the vaporiziugdube f, whichave become heated by the flame in the ignition-box R, vapor is created and pressure beginsaud is rapidiy de eloped within the tube V by the contin ued vaporization of the oil until presently it becomes very powerful. After-the oil has been admitted to the vaporizing-tube at the beginning the orifice 0 being entirely closed by the line point of the pluugerPa powerful back pressure is exerted by the vapor, which forces a large portion of the oil back upon the top of thepiston 1", so that it, aided by the spring S,forces the piston P down, nearv seating it on the scat S, thereby withdrawing the plunger P from the oritiee O and permitting the vapor to begin to escape from the tube V. During continuous operation of the burner the plunger-P is constantly vibrating into and out of the orifice O, acting as a constant disturber of any and all obstacles accumulating in or near the said orifice O and at times automatically plunging completeiy through and thoroughly cleaning the orifice.

This plunging entirely through we find is due in part to an occasional squirting of a drop or two of oil against the heated walls of the vaporizing-tube beyond or in excess of that which normally enters, thereby generating a momentarily-greater volume of vapor and exerting a greater back pressure upon the top of the piston P, which when an instant laterrelieved permits the oi l-pressu re through the orifice O to drive the piunger more completely through the orifice O. It will he noticed that the plunger 1. or its tine point posi tively does in no instance act a valve for the regulation or control of the vapor. -The turning of the hand-wheel H, Figs. 9, i0, and 3.1, turns'tlre centcrgear-wheel W and simultaneously the two gear-wheels W and W".

A turn to the left of the haud vheel II will thus result in advancing the screws S", simultaneously causing the plunger l'", secured to the end ofthesorew S, to be forced against the diaphragm I) of the air-valve X, forcing said diaphragm inward sufficiently to force the piston P, Fig. 8, from its scat and permitting the exit or escape of the air which has initially en tercd at K to and through K and the tube T to the valve Z, connected with the alcohol-tank A, as shown in Fig 7.

A further turn in the same direction causes the pin 1, which is fastened on the gear- -1, and the oii thereby l l l l l l l 1 wheel W, to force the lever L in the opposite direction to the turning of the handwheel Ii, but in the same direction as the screw S, and simultanet'msly turning the screw S", to which the said lever is attached.

The screw S moves in a. srrew-thread A, cut

in the center-of the screw S". The threads on the two screws b" and S" run in opposite directious-that is to say, S is a right-hand screw and H is a lctt-lmndscrew. The continued motion above referred to causes the screw S to turn in the bushing 1;, thereby receding the screw 5" and moving the pluu- 8o ger P out of contact with the diaphragm l), and thereby also causing the air to be shut oil. The continuous motion of the handwheel ll, which later on acts upon and operates the oil-valve Y, does not aliect any part of the workings of theair-valve X, the operation of which can only be started again after the hand-wheel ll has been returned to its original position. A stationary stop-pin 1 is located on the bushing ll for the purpose of stopping the lever L on either side, as the operation of the air-valve X requires. A iriction-sprin G is loeated'in the bottom of the bushing 1; ,so as to press upon the b0ttom of the screw S, thereby causing friction between the thread A upon. the said screw S and the bushing ll'and preventing the lever I. from being turned through any unevenness or any inequality of the screw S in the center. The screw; 5, having a thread opposing that of the'screwSfl but turning in the same direction as the screw S, causes the screw S to withdraw the plunger P? from the diaphragm D, thus again permitting'the piston 1"", Fig. 8, to return to its seat S and shutting off the communication between the air-inlet K and the air-exit K". \Vhile the screw S is originally forcing down the plunger P, Fig. 10, an electric connection with the circuit leading to the ignition-box R is made by means of pin l, which is attached to the gear-wheel W", thcgcar-wheel \V being in connection with the gear-wheel \W. This electrical connection is made by the pin l? striking against and moving for a short distance along the spring-leverL, connected with the circuit, it becoming released there from as the gear-wheel W moves farther. An indicator J is attached to the axis of the gearwheci W on the outer side of the face-plate F, where marks indicate the position of'the pistons in the valves X and Y. Coincidently with the turning of the hand-wheel 11 and through the action of the axis of the gear-. wheel \V? and the screw in the plunger l moves toward the diaphragm D of the valve Y, but does not act upon or press against the diaphragm D until after the plunger P has been withdrawn from the diaphragm D in the valve X. that we accomplish thereby is' 13c the following: The act of the plunger P forcvalve X between the piston P Fig. 8., and

' the seat S into and through the opening K allowing the piston P 10 become reseaie'd on I the seat S by the force of the spring G and mean-pressure on top of the piston. In

:theinterim between the opening and closiiig'ofthe valve X the alcohol has been forced by the compressed air from the measuring device it! into the ignition-receptacle R on the burner, as specified. During this operation the oil-valve Yilms remained closed; but the subsequent opening ofsaid valve by the pressure of the plunger P on the diaphragm 1) (caused by the continued motion in the same direction of the hand-wheel ll, unseating the piston i from the seat S in the oil-valve Y)perniits the'oil to flow from the opening K of the tube T through the valve '1' into the opening K and through the tube T, Fig. 2, as specified. After this a tgirn of the hand-wheel ll will increase or diminish the flow of. oil to the humor, as it opens or closes the aperture between the pis ton l!"a1u1 the seats in the oil-valve Y without'any reference to the air device in the airvalve'X. The non-interference of such motion with the valve X is due to the fact that the plunger 1" has been eoincidently withdrawn a considerable distance from the diaphragm l) in the valve X at the timc that the plunger 1"" exerts a pressure upon the diaphragm Win the valve Y. NVhile the pl un-.

' from thediaphragm Din the valve X. After the air connections through the v'alve'X have been severed and the plunger 1 by pressure on the diaphragm D unseats the piston P from the seat S' in the oil-valve if an electrical'connection in the circuit leading to the electrical helix T is made by means of the gear-wheel lV, which by pressing against the insulation-Ii closes the electric circuit at'th'at point by creating a contact between the spring-levers L and L as hereinafter shown. .Tlriseleetrical connection remains undisturbed during the entire period of operation of thclampor burner.

In starting the apparatus byturningthe hand-wheel ll the clock-movement shown in Figs. 10 and 11 is started after thegea r-wheel W, in connection with the gear-wheels W and W winds the spring which operates the clock and is contained in the case or cylindcr C The continued movement-of the hand-wheel llup to the time when the oil in the valve Y is fully turned on and is supplied to the'vaporizing-tnbe winds the said spring sufficiently to run the clock for fifteen hours, during which the-burner is in operation. The cam G, Figs. 11 and 12, is so arranged as to zualre one rcvol ution every lion r. The revolv- 111;; of the cam in a right-lmnd direction will at the proper time or times when the drop T in the cam comes around allow the insnlating-lever R to drop. A moment later the contact-pin lever B will drop at the same place and during this motion will cause substantially-instantaneous electrical connection to be made between the contact-pin R", the clock, and the electrical helix T on the vaporizing tube or receptacle through the con necting-batteries.

The electrical connect ions for the system referred to are as follows: The clock is connected to and forms a part of the wall-valve V The spring-lever U in the wall-valve is insulated from the said valve, and the springlever L is alsoinsnlz'ited therefrom. L shows insulation on one side of the spring-lever L The springlever L connects with the springlever R and the springdcver L connects througl'i the wire 1 with thebattsrics. other wire Y from the batteries runs to the electric helix on the vaporizing tube or receptacle and is thus connected with the lamp or burner through the'contaet between the said vaporizing tube and ikhe lamp'nr burner, making the entire system. a partol thecirenit. A forward movement of the gear-wheel V suilicient to establish connection between the springlevers l. and I? makcsa connection between the contact-springand the wire -Y, leading to the batteries -the permanent direct connection between the batteries and the coil on the vaporizing-tube existin g, which forms the electrical connection with the lamp or burner proper, and consequently also with all of its connecting-tubes and therethrough with the wall-valve V and the clock, the only break in the circuit occurring because of the absence of connection between the insulated contact-spring R and the clock from which the said contact-spring is insulated. This connection when required is established as follows: The insulation-lewerB. and the contact-pin lever B forced. by the springs R and BF, respectively, against the outer rim of the earn-wheel C are removed farther from the axis of the said cam-wheel C as any one of the drops T of said cannw'h'eel 0 apv preaches the contact-spring R 'By this acthe same pointas the 'iusuh'ition-lever R and wliiledroppingstrikes againstand along the contact-point R of ihcontact-spring.R. The continued. rotary motion of the camwheel will simultaneously raise. lmfh lovers 40 made instantaneous.

P and R", until twenty minutes later they .repeat the operation just described. It is apparent that the instant the contact-pin R of the contact-pin lever R touches the contact- 5 poiut'l'i ol" the contact-spring it the entire electrical circuit is completed and that the cleaning device or plunger P in the vaporizing=tube will be caused thereby to operate, as hereinat'tcr-described. Theinsulation-lever t li is used solely for the ui'pose of preventing a contact or the formation of an electrical y-closed circuit between the contact-pin lt and any partof the system, exccptas hereinbetore stated, and the instant after such i contact has been made by the contact-pin ot the contact-lever R it again acts and eoutinues to act as a guard,preventing the formation. of an electrical contact, as stated. The instant such electrical circuit is com plcted the electricity passing through the coil '1 changes the iron core '1 into a powertut magnct. lhe piston Pbciug madeotiron also is instantly attractedthereby, being also magnetized by said current and instantaneously moved upward and against. the iron core 1, compressing the spring S and permitting additional oil to pass through the cylinder 0 or between the piston and the cylinder. A thin copper washer is located on top of the piston l for the purpose of permitting the P and the pis o P for a short period after the electrical current has been thrown ott might detain the piston l",'while because of the intervening copper the receding action of the piston 1" from the core 1 is also The plunger 1, being attached to the piston l", will, it is apparent, pass through and clean the vapor-escape oritice the instant and by the same motion that the piston l" moves up against the mag 5 netic core 1 and will also upon the piston P receding from the core I? reccde from the said vapor-escape ori ticc,again permitti ngthe free and unobstructed passage of the vapor through the said oritiee O.

taehedt-o the wall-valve containing a greater nttmbcrof drops or amore quickly revolving canr or other devices may be used and would more frequently cause the piston l to rise 55 and the plunger l to clean the vapor escape orifice correspondingly ot'tcnei: it is also apparent that for the clockwork connected with the wall-valve, as shown, a properly arranged and insulated wail-clock may be substituted 6o andprovid'ed with means for making conor eleaniugdevice may be adapted to and used to clean any vapor-orifice of any other vaporizing-tube however constructed.

it is apparent that a cam in the clock atd switch or push-button (3, as shown in Fig. 1.

A turn of the haudnvhcel Ii in the opposite direction from that which inaugurates the operation of the system back to its original starting-point shuts off the oil and re turns both plungers l" and 1 to their original positions and sends the lever L back to, the same side of the pin l where it was before-starting. v

Fig. S is a sectional view of the construction of the air-valve X and oil-valve Y of the starting apparatus. They are identical in construction. 'lhconly ditlerencc in their useis that the valve X is for the purpose of permitting com pressed air to pass from the inlet K to and out of the outlet K", while the valve .Y

i is for the purposcot permittingoil nnderprcs:

sure' to pass from thcinlct K to and out through the outlet K. A detailed description is as follows: 1 represents the stem of the piston 1, which is seated on a solderseat S and held there firmly by the spiral spring G one end of which rests againstthe top of the piston i while the opposite end rests against the beveled end of the plug G The plug G has a slot cut through it, so that when the screw G is screwed into it it will spread, thus tirmlyfilling the space in the cylinder A metal cap G is used for closing this end of each of the valves X and Y, it being screwed down tightly on the lead washer I 1. The end of the stem P support,-

'ing the piston l7 rests inside ofand against the diaphragm l), which diaphragm is secured in the metal case M either by means of solder or by pressure.

The operation of. the yal cs X and Y is as follows: The compressed air or oil enters the opening K or Klas the case may be, passes into the cylinder G, and, together with the pressure of the spring G tends to firmly hold the piston 1 on the solder-seat mit the compressed air or oil, as the case may A pres- "sure of the pltmger P" or 1" on the center of .the outside of the diaphragm -'D sut'ticient to move the piston P from its seat will per-.

be, to pass between the piston P and the seatS and through'the space it], between the piston rod P and the cylinder G into and out of the opening K or K, as the case may be; the aforesaid pressure on the diaphragm the piston P will again seat itself upon the seat S thereby preventi-ugany further comm u ni- It will also appear that on the release of v w c as th case may 1 2 5 cup or the burner or burners.-

cation between the openings K and K or K This is due,'of course, to the dual pressure of the spring G and the pressure of the air or oil on the top 5 of said piston. The joint operation of the valves X and Y has been described elsewhere. The plungers P and P are secured to the stems of the screws S? and S respectively, in

j suchamanner that when thesaid screws press to thepIungers against the diaphragms D and ID the plungers will press the said diafphragms without any rotary motion, thus prof'lfi'erving the life of the diaphragms which by 'a rotary motion would otherwise bewor'n'out. Eig."11 shows the indicator J pointing in thediregtionof the letter S, which indicates thatth-eswall-valve or starting apparatn's-V is turnedofi -in other words; that neither alcohol nor' oil is being delivered at zoithe burner or burners, WhiIethepoiptingof '--the said indicator J to the letters *--or I v, z HO, respectively, indicates that either alcohol or oil is being delivered through the wallvalve or starting apparatus V to the ignition-.-

-D is a bracket supporting the'lamp. I In startingthe initial vaporization in and providing for the continuous operation of a plurality of burners by a single motion of the b hand-wheel H of the wall-valve or starting I apparatus V thc following changes are re-' quired: A number of measuring-coils, Fig. 14, will be attached to and connected with the valve Z in,the manner shown in Fig. '7, equal.

" to the number of burners in a series. From each such measuring device M a tube corresponding with the tube T will connect with an alcohol-ignition receptacle R, located at each burner, and the 'frequired electrical con 1'40 nections will be'nsfidebetween such alcoholreceptacle R"andi;heflme wall-valve or starting apparatus V ,-or the electrical connections may be made separately. In order to supply the oil to such plurality of burners, it is-only necessary to connect the dilierent burners each with an oil-tube branched 0% from the oil-supply tube T (Shown'in Fig. 1.)

We have shown and described two methods .of operating the plunger P and the mechan- 5o ism therefor. These two methods and the 1 =-mechanisni may be used together in cooperation or separately or independently without avoiding our invention. They supplement each other and make the operation of clean ing the vapor-outlet orifice more certain and more regular, and we'therefor'e prefer to use them togethe In using the term plunger we intend to describe any device that will operate in the manner described. The vaporizing tube or receptacle has near its upper end a guard or I guide for the plinnger to hold it in position with its'apiax in line with theorifice O.

The needle ordinarily used in connection with the orifice or vaporizing-tubes may be used in connection with and as the terminal of the piston shown herein andin unilateral;

with the means ot operatingthc same shown herein without avoiding our invention.

' ind ucting air-induction tube oitnbes shown in Figs. 2 and 3 are not claimed in this apcation.

.We claim as our invention- 1. In a hydrocarbomburner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided witha nozzle having an orifice which itself regulates the flow or the hydrocarbon vapor from-the vaporizing .tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifi'co whilc' the burner is in operation, said plun-' 'ger being located wholly. within the vaporizing tube'or receptacle and an. extension thereof.

2. In a hydrocarboi burncr, a vaporizing tube or' receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, said plunger being located wholly Within the vaporizing tube or receptacle and an extension thereof.

3. In a hydrocarbonburner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle having an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with means for automatically cleaning said orifice while the burner is in operation, said-plunger being located wholly within the vaporizing tube or receptacle andan extension thereof.

4. In a hydrocarbon-burner, 'a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the h ydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacly, in combinationwith means forau tomatica'lly cleaning s'aid orifice while the burner is in operation, said plunger being located wholly within the vaporizing tube or receptacleand an extension thereof.

5. In a hydrocarbonburner,a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a' nozzle havr ing an orifice which itself regulates the How of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination -with a plunger that automatically'cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by a-spring. i 6. 1 In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the fiow of the hydrocarhon vapor from the vaporizing tube or-receptacle, in combination with a plunger that antomatically cleans said orifice while the bu rner is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressuge and in the other by vapor-pressure. "p p 7. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing of the hydrocarbonvapor. from the aporizing ing an orifice which itself regulaih; the flow tube or receptacle, in combinatioir with a The downwardly-extending and u pwardlyplication, but are claimed in anothcizapplilco I 30 tube or receptacle provided witlra nozzle havplunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, the plungerbeing moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by vapor-pressure and a spring.

S. In a hydrocarbonburner,a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the fiowof the i1 yd rocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that antomaticallycleaus said orifice while lhcburncr is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by vaporpressure in combination with a spring.

9. In a hydrocarbon-bnrner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle having an orifice which itself regulates the flow of thehydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air.

10. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the [tow of the hyd rocarbon vapor from the vaporizingtube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that an tomatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mi xing-tnbe in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air.

11. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle having an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner .is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by vapor-pressure in combi nation with a spring, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air.

2. .In a hydrocarbon-burncr, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by vapor-pressure .in combination with a spring, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air.

13. In a hydrocarbon-hurner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle having an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle,in combination with means for automatically cleaningsaid orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with'air:

1 .v Tn ahvdrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the fiow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with means for automatically cleaning said orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mixingtube in which the hydro while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air, and with an air-induction tube or tubes. I

16. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixcd with air, and with an air-induction tube or tubes.

17. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle hav-- iug an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice whilethe burner is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by vapor-pressu re in combination with a spring, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air, and with an air-induction tube or tubes. 3

- 18. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided withan orifice *ivhich itself regulates the How of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or re ceptacle, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice while the burner. is in operation, the plunger being moved in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other by vapor-pressure in combination with a spring, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydrectubon vapor is mixed with air, and with an air-iuduc- Lion tube or tubes.

19. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle having an orifice which itself regulates the fiow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle iii-combination with means for automatically cleaning said orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combination with a mixing-tube in which the hydroearbon vapor is mixed with air, and with an air-induction tube or tubes.

20, In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube 'or receptacle provided with an orifice whiclni'lself regulates thc'liow' of the hydro carbon vapor from the vaporizing tube or receptacle 1n combination with means for automatlcally cleaning said orifice while the burner is in operation, and also in combina tion with a mixing-tube in which the hydrocarbon vapor is mixed with air,and,with airinduction tubes. l

a 21. In hydrocarbon-burners,.an-fautomatic fluid-measurin g device substantially as shown and described, which supplies fluid toinitiatc action in 'the vaporizing-tube of said burner. M

22. In hydrocarbon-burners, an automatic fluid-measuringdevicesubstantiallyasshown anddescribed,which supplies fluid to initiate action in the vaporizing-tube, in combination with ignition-producing devices for the pur- 'pose of lighting the said fluid.

. 23; -In-hyd rocarbon-bu-rners,in combination with the .hydrocarbon-oil-supply connections thereof, a valve which has a piston, a spring pressing the said piston down into a seat and a stem connecting said piston with an im: perforate diaphragm secured permanently and independently of the operating means,

constructed substantiallyv as shown and dediaphragm secured permanently andinde-,.

pendently ot' the operating means.

26. In hydrocarbon'burners, an air-supplycoutrollin g valve consisting of a valve portion having a piston, a seat therefor, a spring pressing said piston into said seat and a stem connecting said piston with an imperforate diaphragm secured permanentlyand independently of the operating means.

27. I nhydrocarbon-burners,incombination with air and hydrocarbon-oil supply connections a'valve for each of saidconuectious constructed substantially as shown and described, and each valve provided with operating means and means for operating the same by gearwork and at one continuousmovement in one direction and for operating only the oil-su ppl y valve by and during the reversal ofi that movement, substantially as shown and described.

28. In hydrocarbon-burncrs, a vaporizingtubo provided with a longitudinal cleaning device which cleansthe vapor-escape orifice automatically while the burner is in operation, actuatedby a piston movable in a cylinder and upon a seat, the vaporizing-tube being providcd with an inlet for oil and an outlet for vapor, substantially as shown a uU" scribed. l

29. In hydrocarbon-burners, a plurality of automatic fluid-measuring devices substantiallyas shown and described, in combination with a plurality of vaporizing tubes or receptacles, for the purpose of supplying fluid to.

initiate action therein.

30. In hydrocarbon-burners, a plurality of automatic fluid-measuring devices substantially as shown and described, in combination with a plurality of vaporizing tubes or recep tacles, for the purpose of supplying fluid to initiate action therein and in combination with a plurality of electric lighting devices 'for the purpose of lighting the fluid.

31. In hydrocarbon-burners, an automatic measuring device for fluid located between and connecting a tank or source ofsupply and the fluid-receptacle for burning the same and initially vaporizing the hydrocarbon oil in the Q vaporizing tube or receptacle of said hydrocarbon-burner, substantially as shown and described.

,32. In hydrocarbon-burners, an automatic fluid-measuring device located between and connecting with a tank or source of supply and the fluid-receptacle for burning the fluid and initially vaporizing the hydrocarbon oil in the vaporizing tube or receptacle and means for lighting the same at the burner, substantially as shown and described.

In hydrocarbon-burners, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a nozzle having an orifice, in combination with a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice, the plunger being operated in one direction by oil ressuro and in the other direction by a spring.

34. In hydrocarbon-bm'ners, a vaporizing tube or receptacle, with a nozzle having an orifice, in combination with a plunger thatautomatically cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation, the plunger being operated in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other direction by a spring.

In hydrocarbon-burners, a' vaporizing tube or receptacle provided'with an orifice, in combination with a plunger that automatically closes' said orifice, the plunger being opera-ted in one'direction by oil-pressure and in the other direction by a spring.

36. In hydrocarbon-burners, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice, in combination with a plunger that automatically opens said orifice, the plunger being operated in one direct-ion by oil-pressure andm the other direction-by a spring. i

37. In hydrocarbon-burners, a vaporizing tube or receptacle, provided with an orifice, in combination with a plunger that automatically closcs and opens said orifice, the plunger being operated in one direction by oil-pres sure, and in the other direction by a spring.

38. In hydrocarbon-burners, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice in combination with a plunger that automatically closes opens and cleans said orifice, the plunger being operated in one direction by oil-pressure and in the other direction by a spring. v

39. In hydroearbon-lmrners, the combination of a reservoirfor inflammable fluid, acu p, connections from the reservoir to the cup, and an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the inflammable fluid, located between the'reservoir and the cup.

40. In hydrocarbon-burners, the combination of a reservoir for in flammable fl uid, a cup, connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for mcasuringa charge of theinflammabie fluid,located between the reservoir and the cup, and an electric igniter for-igniting thecharge in the cup.

41. In hydrocarbon-burners, the combination ofa reservoir for in flammable fluid, a cup, connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the inflammable fluid, located between the reservoir and the cup, and an igniter for igniting the charge in the cup.

42. In hydrocarbon-burners, the combination ofa reservoir fol-inflammable fluid, acup, connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the inflammable fluid, located between the reservoir aud't-he cup, an electric.

igniter in the cup, a valve and means-for controlling the flow of the fluid from the reservoir into the cup.

43. In hydrocarbonburners,.the combina- 1 tion of a reservoir for in flammable fluid, a cup, connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the inflammable fluid, located between the reservoir and the cup, an ignit-cr in the cup, a valve and means for controlling the flow of the fluid from the reservoir into the cup. I

4. In .hydrocarbon-burners, the combination of a reservoirfor in flammable fluid, a cup, connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the in flammable fluid, located between'the reservoir and the cup, an electric igniter in the cup, a valve and means for controlling the flow of .the fluid from the reservoir into the cup and also the ignition of the fluid inthe cup, and also a valve and means for controlling and [or conducting the flow of the hydrocarbon oil from the reservoir to and into the vaporizing tube or receptacle of a h ydrocarbon-burner.

' 45. In hydrocarbon-buruers, the combination of a reservoirforinflammable fluid, a cup,

connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the inflammable fluid, located between the reservoir and the cup, an ign'iter in the cup, a valve and meansifor controlling the flow of the fluid from the reservoir into the cup and also the ignition of the fluid in the cup, and alsoa valve and means for controlling and for con ducting the flow of the h y-' drocarbon oil from the reservoir to and into the vaporizing tube or receptacle of a hydrocarbon-burner.

46. In hydrocarbon-burners, the combination of areservoir forinflammable fluid, a cup, connect-ions from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the in flammable fluid, located between the rcservoir and the cup, an electric a valve and means for conigniter in the cup, trollingthe llow of .thc fluid from the reservoir into the cup and also the ignition of the fluid in the cup, and also a valve and means forcontrollilr and for conducting the flow 0E the hydrocarbon oil from the reservoir to and into the vaporizing tube or receptacle of a hydrocarbon-burner, both valves and the igniter set in operation and controlled by the continued movement of a single device connected therewith by suitable int ermed iatc mechanism.

47. In hydrocarbon-burners, the combination of a reservoirfor in flammable fluid, a cup, connections from the reservoir to the cup, an automatic measuring device for measuring a charge of the inflammable fluid, located between the reservoir and the cup, an ignitcr .iu the cup, a valve and means for controlling the flow of the fluid from the reservoir into the cup and also the ignition of the fluid in the cup, and also a valve and means for controlling and for conducting the flowofi the hydrocarbon oil from the reservoir to and into .the vaporizing tube or receptacle ot' a hydrocarbon-burner, both valves and the iguitcr Set-in operation and controlled by the continued movement of asingle device connected therewith by suitable intermediate mechanism.

48. In a hydrocarbon-burncr, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an outlet for the vapor which is normally open and itself regulates theflow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger the point of which is advanced intothe oriflce by the pressure of the initiallyincoming oil-supply so to automatically close the outlet but which subsequently rctreats and opens the outlet automatically under vapor-pressure and thereafter vibrating under varying pressures, automatically onters and cleans said orilice at intervals while the burner is in operation.

49. In a hydrocarboirburuor, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an outlet for the vapor, in combination witha point or plunger which is advanced into the orifice by the pressure of the initially incoming oil-supply so as to automatically close the outlet butv which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor.

51. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger or needle that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor, and subsequently automatically opens the orifice and'permits the free escape of hydrocarbon vapor.

52. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice, in combination with a plunger or needle that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor, and

- subsequently automatically.opens the orifice and permits the free escape of hydrocarbon vapor.

5 3. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizingtube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the fiow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor, that automatic-1 ally opens the orifice and pcrmitsthc free escape of hydrocarbon vapor and'subsequently automatically and intermittently traverses and cleans said orifice while thc,burncr is in operation. v

54; In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice, in combination with a plunger that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor, that automatically opens the orifiee and permits the free escape of hydrocarbon vapor and subsequently automatically and intermittently traverses and cleans said orifice while the burner is in operation.

55. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice which itself regulates the How of the hydrocarbon vapor from the tube or receptacle, in combination with a plunger that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor, that automatic ally opens the orifieeand permits the free 'es-' cape of hydrocarbon vapor and subsequently automatically and intermittently traverses and cleans said orilice while the burner is in operation and without permanently extinguishing its flame.

56. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with an orifice, in combination with a plunger that initially and automatically closes the orifice and prevents the escape of oil and vapor, that automatically opens the orifice and permits the free escape of hydrocarbon vapor and subsequently automatically and intermittently traverses and cleans said orifice. while the phragm with the said piston, and a receptacle for measuring a definite quantity of fluid.

59. In a hydrocarbonburner, an automatic fluid-measuring device consisting of. a valve portion, a piston, a seat, a perforated diaphragm, and a stem connecting said diaphragm with the said piston, and a receptacle for measuring a definite quantity of fluid, together with an inlet for the said fluid into the. valve portion, connecting with the sourceof fluid-supply, the piston being soarranged:

that the influx of the said fluid will automat ically raise said piston from its seat and permit the measuring-receptacle to be filled.

,60. In hydrocarbon-burners, an automatic fluid-measuring device consisting of a valve portion, a piston, a valve-seat, a diaphragm, a. connecting-channel between the space above and the space below the diaphragm and a stem connecting said diaphragm with said piston, together with a receptacle for measuring a definite quantity of fluid. .61. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a vapor-outlet orifice and a closing, opening and cleaning device therefor, in combination with a helix in circuit arranged to operate the device intermittently and automatically for the purpose of closing and opening the out-letorifice and cleaning the same.

62. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided wit-h an outlet for the vapor which is normally open and itself regulates the flow of the hydrocarbon vapor from the tube or receptacle, and also provided with a closing, opening and cleaning device therefor, in combination with a helix' in circuit arranged to operate the device intermittently and automatically for the purpose of closing, opening and cleaning the orifice. G v

(33. In a hydrocarbonburner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a vapor-outlet orifice and a closing, opening and cleaning device therefor, in combination with a helix in circuit provided with clockwork'arranged to automatically make and break the circuit and operate the closing, opening and cleaning device intermittently and automatically.

v In a hydrocarbon-b'urner, a vaporizing tube, or receptacle provided with a vapor-outle l, orifice and a closing, opening and cleaning device therefor, a helixin circuit arranged to operate the device intermittently and automatically, and clockwork located in circuit and arranged to make and break the circuit, in combination with a wall-valve and train for initially lighting and supplying the vaporizing-tube with oil. v

65. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a vaporizing tube or receptacle provided with a vapor-outlet orifice and a closing, opening and cleaning device therefor, a helix in circuit arranged to operate the device intermittently and au-- tomatically, and clockwork located in circuit and arranged to make and 'break the circuit, in combination with a wall-valve and train for initially lighting and'supplying the vaporizing-tube with oil, the'clockwork being co nnccted with the wall-valve by train so as to be wound up by or through the same mechanism that initially sets the lamp or burner in operation.

G6. The combination of a reservoir or source of supply, with a valve connected thereto and regulating the supply from the said reservoir or source of supply, said valve to consist of a valve portion,-a piston, a seat, a spring, an imperforate diaphragm secured permanently and independently of the operating means, and means for operating the same, substantially as shown and described.

67. The combination of a'reservoir or source of supply,with a su pply-controllin g valve connected therewith and consisting of a valve portion having a piston, a seattherefor, a

spring pressing said piston into said seat, a stem connecting said piston with an imperforate diaphragm secured permanently and independently of the operating means, and means for operating thesame, substantially as shown and described.

68. The combination of a reservoir or recep"-' tacle for fiuid connected with avalve and automatic measuring device, said valve to consist ofa piston, a seat therefor, a diaphragm to operate in connection therewith, means of communication between the upper side of the diaphragm and the annular space surrounding the piston, a measuring-coil, device or receptacle connecting with said valve, and

means for operating the same, substantially as shown and described.

69. The combination of areservoir or receptacle for fluid connected with a valve and aubeing moved in one direction by oil-pressure andin' the other by a spring.

'71. In hydrocarbon-burners, a vaporizing tube or receptacle, provided with an orifice in combinationwith a plunger that automatically cleans said orifice, the plunger or closer being moved by suitable means-deriving the;

necessary energy through an electrical circuit and from a source of electricity.

. iHAYDN M. BAKER, JR;

WILLIAM B. .SABEL. Witnesses-z I HAYDN MQBAKER, Sr'., 3 EDWARI) S. BERRALL.-.

' "EMIL PHILLIPSUN; Q. 

